Beaumes-de-Venise

Beaumes-de-Venise
Chapel with Mont Ventoux in the background
Chapel with Mont Ventoux in the background
Coat of arms of Beaumes-de-Venise
Location of Beaumes-de-Venise
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Beaumes-de-Venise is located in France
Beaumes-de-Venise
Beaumes-de-Venise
Beaumes-de-Venise is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Beaumes-de-Venise
Beaumes-de-Venise
Coordinates: 44°07′25″N 5°01′52″E / 44.1236°N 5.0311°E / 44.1236; 5.0311
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonMonteux
IntercommunalityCA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Bouletin[1]
Area
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18.89 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,389
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84012 /84190
Elevation44–442 m (144–1,450 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumes-de-Venise (French pronunciation: [bom vəniz]; Occitan: Baumas de Venisa) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Name

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The word "beaumes" comes from the Provençal word bauma meaning "cave" or "grotto". The surrounding hills have many of these caves that were inhabited during the Iron Age.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,484—    
1975 1,631+1.36%
1982 1,721+0.77%
1990 1,784+0.45%
1999 2,051+1.56%
2007 2,238+1.10%
2012 2,388+1.31%
2017 2,409+0.18%
Source: INSEE[3]

Wine

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The village gives its name to a sweet wine appellation, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. It also gives its name to a drier red wine, formerly Côtes du Rhone Villages Beaumes-de-Venise, now Beaumes de Venise AOC.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE